COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Sandy vs Whitehouse
PLACE A
Big Sandy, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Whitehouse, Texas
Big Sandy is 95% smaller than Whitehouse. Whitehouse earns more, with a median household income $51,958 higher. Whitehouse has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -13%).
BIG SANDYWHITEHOUSEDIFFERENCE
Total population4899,970−95% vs Whitehouse
Population density7791,814−1,035
Population growth-12.7%7.8%−20.5 pts
Median age44.532.4+12.1
Male51.1%55.7%−4.6 pts
Female48.9%44.3%+4.6 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%76.2%+19.4 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.3%8.4%−4.1 pts
Median household income$47,500$99,458−$51,958
Per capita income$23,376$37,380−$14,004
Poverty rate18.5%10.9%+7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3330.405−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%33.5%−27.4 pts
Graduate degree0.8%7.3%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate10.5%6.4%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation49.0%70.1%−21.1 pts
Median home value$70,000$253,800−$183,800
Median gross rent$771$1,458−$687
Owner-occupied58.6%74.7%−16.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.1%10.9%+15.2 pts
Rent-burdened households35.4%38.7%−3.3 pts
Average commute28.327.6+0.7
Worked from home0.0%15.2%−15.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.8%8.8%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025